The greatest Batum card you haven't seen yet

So I went to the mailbox yesterday - and this is a funny story - because I knew I had some Bowman Batum cards coming.  I had purchased a Batum X-Fractor and a Refractor purely by accident.  There was an auction for the pair of cards going on, and the bid was ridiculously low on the cards.  I had no intention, zero, of buying these cards.  I had my mind set on building up the Murad first and then focusing on the Batum stuff.  But there was no way I was going to let some other schmuck take an X-Fractor for dirt cheap.  So I bumped up the bidding a bit to at least make him earn it.

I know.  It's a cheap move.  And it's only something I do for Batum Bowmans.  If I can't have them, nobody should have them mentality.  If you're an insane player collector, you know the feeling.  In any event, by being a bit of a jerk and bumping up the price I won the auction myself.  Granted, the price was still low by Batum Bowman standards, so I wasn't too put out by it.  And this was all pre "no funds" in March Experiment, so it was still a legal move. 

So back to my point, I'm going to the mailbox and I know by the tracking numbers that these cards are coming.  So at least I knew I'd get a bit of Manila Envelope Love.  And that's always fun.  But - and this is a huge but - waiting for me was a package from Big D.  And I knew that we hadn't decided to trade anything.  I figured maybe he saw a Murad mini he'd found or something.  But the contents of the package were much much cooler than that.

Behold, the Big D Bold Batum card:

Try to imagine my surprise at opening the package and seeing one of his Big D Bold's looking back at me.  And the quality of this card is insane.  I'm baffled that he could actually make something like this.  And it is a one of a kind.  I'm stoked to be able to have this, and I'm glad I'm one of the people he decided to make a card for. 

So a big big thanks to Big D.  This card really does mean a lot.